Gangiguana
| Gangiguana Temporal range: 146–100 Ma Early Cretaceous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | †Gangiguana |
| Species: | †G. armatus |
Gangiguana armatus ("Armed Ganges Iguana") is an extinct genus of primitive iguanid from the Early Cretaceous of India, known primarily from bone fragments. One known whole specimen is a crushed individual that died while in the act of devouring a juvenile.
Other extinct lizards from the Cretaceous
See also
- Xiphactinus - another animal that died while in the act of devouring its prey.
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